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  • April 1993 (Revised September 1996)
  • Case

ABB Deutschland (A)

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Describes Europe's most famous postwar multinational merger between Asea of Sweden and Brown Boveri of Switzerland. Gives background on both companies and focuses particularly on BBC's geographic organization, its corporate culture, and the relationship between its... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Behavior; Business Strategy; Sweden; Switzerland
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Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "ABB Deutschland (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-130, April 1993. (Revised September 1996.)
  • July 2018 (Revised March 2019)
  • Teaching Note

Hilti (A): Fleet Management?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jan Rivkin
This Teaching Note accompanies the case HBS No. 718-419, “Hilti (A): Fleet Management.” It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan and transcripts of the associated videos, Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements.
The associated case... View Details
Keywords: Business Model Innovation; Total Customer Value; Innovation; Inventions; Business Models; Value Chains; Transformations; Focusing On Customers; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Liechtenstein; Switzerland; Europe
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jan Rivkin. "Hilti (A): Fleet Management?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 719-404, July 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
  • July 2010
  • Supplement

Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes how Credit Suisse management allocated the cost of the 25% U.K. banker's tax among shareholders, U.K. managing directors, and the other employees globally. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Cost; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom
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Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-006, July 2010.
  • July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
  • Case

Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom
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Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
  • October 2001 (Revised August 2002)
  • Case

Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (B)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Perry Fagan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: India; Switzerland
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Yoshino, Michael Y., and Perry Fagan. "Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (B)." Harvard Business School Case 302-054, October 2001. (Revised August 2002.)
  • February 2003
  • Supplement

Silvio Napoli Cross Cultural Management

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Presents an interview with Silvio Napoli regarding cultural aspects of an Italian manager in a Swiss company opening an Indian subsidiary. Issues range from personal and family adjustment to management style, corporate culture, and differences in national... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Business Subsidiaries; Nationality; Organizational Culture; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Italy; Switzerland; India
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Silvio Napoli Cross Cultural Management." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-806, February 2003.
  • July 2010
  • Supplement

Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
The (C) case describes the results of Credit Suisse's PIP I program, the value of PAF, shareholders' vote on the new compensation plan supported by management, and the impact of the company's approach to the U.K. banker's tax. View Details
Keywords: Voting; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom
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Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-007, July 2010.
  • March 2014 (Revised November 2020)
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The Novartis Malaria Initiative

By: Michael Chu, Vincent Marie Dessain and Emilie Billaud
The Novartis Malaria Initiative was designed, as a result of a precedent–setting agreement with the World Health Organization in 2001, to provide a breakthrough treatment for malaria—"at no profit"—for public health systems. What had begun as an exemplary act of... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Product Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland; Africa; Nigeria
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Chu, Michael, Vincent Marie Dessain, and Emilie Billaud. "The Novartis Malaria Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 314-103, March 2014. (Revised November 2020.)
  • September 2013 (Revised November 2023)
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Antoine Leboyer and GSX

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Antoine Leboyer (HBS '92) acquired the Swiss-based software company GSX in February 2008. He managed through the recession of 2008–2009, dealt with a tumultuous separation from the founder/owner, rebuilt the management team, and upgraded the company's software... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Finance; Private Equity; Growth and Development Strategy; France; Switzerland
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Antoine Leboyer and GSX." Harvard Business School Case 214-038, September 2013. (Revised November 2023.)
  • May 2003 (Revised November 2012)
  • Teaching Note

Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Teaching Note for (9-303-086) and (9-302-054). View Details
Keywords: India; Switzerland
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 303-121, May 2003. (Revised November 2012.)
  • December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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Restructuring Navigator Gas Transport Plc

By: C. Fritz Foley
How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that is headquartered in Switzerland, incorporated in the Isle of... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Complexity; Capital Structure; Restructuring; International Finance; Law; Ship Transportation; Shipping Industry; Switzerland; Isle of Man
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Foley, C. Fritz. "Restructuring Navigator Gas Transport Plc." Harvard Business School Case 207-092, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
  • 02 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

just one company but an entire community of firms latches onto the same success formula" as happened with Akron, Ohio with tires; Detroit, Michigan with automobiles; Sheffield, England with steel; and Jura, Switzerland with watches.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • September 1983
  • Supplement

Orthoteks USA (D)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Health Industry; United States; Switzerland
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 384-062, September 1983.
  • September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
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Orthoteks USA (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh
A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Health Industry; Switzerland; United States
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 384-057, September 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
  • 16 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?

especially from a consumer health and wellness standpoint. It's where we know the health care industry is moving. Q: Apple has always been known for innovative design. Have they succeeded to do that with the Apple Watch? A: Several of the watch CEOs I spoke to in View Details
Keywords: Re: Ryan L. Raffaelli; Electronics; Retail; Health
  • 07 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.

University School of Medicine, and HBS. The researchers plan to replicate the study internationally to compare costs in Switzerland and other countries. It’s complicated As for why administrative costs are so high in the United States and... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health
  • December 1996 (Revised June 2003)
  • Case

Cynthia Hogan and the Birth of Novartis

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
An American woman heads an integration office for merger transition activities between two giant Swiss pharmaceutical companies. She needed to develop an implementation plan to shape the new global powerhouse. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Organizational Design; Strategic Planning; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland; United States
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Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Cynthia Hogan and the Birth of Novartis." Harvard Business School Case 897-126, December 1996. (Revised June 2003.)
  • June 1998
  • Teaching Note

Orthoteks USA Series TN

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh
Teaching Note for (9-384-057), (9-384-058), (9-384-059), (9-384-060), (9-384-061), and (9-384-062). View Details
Keywords: Health Industry; United States; Switzerland
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 398-126, June 1998.
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Europe's Alternative to Medicare for All: Swiss and Dutch Private Insurance Provide Better Coverage Than Canada's Single-Payer System

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Bacchus Barua
An analysis of Canada’s single-payer healthcare system shows the dangers of the proposed Medicare for All model. In fact, the Canadian healthcare system is costly and drives poor outcomes when compared to objective performance measures. Alternatively, the Swiss and... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare Systems; Universal Health Coverage; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Canada; Switzerland; Netherlands
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Bacchus Barua. "Europe's Alternative to Medicare for All: Swiss and Dutch Private Insurance Provide Better Coverage Than Canada's Single-Payer System." Wall Street Journal (April 17, 2019).
  • February 2018
  • Case

Stealing Time: America's Disruption of the Swiss Watch Industry

By: Eric Van den Steen and Aaron Stark
After years of growth, the Swiss watch industry faced an existential crisis. Exports to the U.S., their primary market, had dropped by more than two thirds over the past five years. Swiss watches were being disrupted by high-quality and affordable American products.... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Disruption; Change Management; United States; Switzerland
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Van den Steen, Eric, and Aaron Stark. "Stealing Time: America's Disruption of the Swiss Watch Industry." Harvard Business School Case 718-500, February 2018.
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